Norman Lebrecht
The end of the Emersons
Infinite Voyage: Emerson Quartet (Alpha Classics)
Immense energies
Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano concertos &c (Ondine)
In the family
A rare contrast of composers
An epochal violinist
Eugene Ysaye: Solo violin sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)
Too formal for the pub
Mr Händel im pub: Baroque meets folk (Arcantus)
Unenticing overtures
Rautavaara: 3rd piano concerto (Bis); Overtures from Finland (Chandos)
Contemplating infinity
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (Steinway)
Inconsistent glory
Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphonies 2 and 3
Encompassing a life
RIP Kaija Saariaho
New work, sounding old
A disappointing new collection
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
SEEN should be heard
A new group aims to remind the police to act without fear or favour
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
A great conductor leaves the stage
No conductor from China or Japan ever commanded world orchestras before Seiji Ozawa, and none has since matched his impact
For whom the road tolls
Did turnpike roads transform travel in the 18th century? Or were they a means for rent-seeking?
Why the OBR is wrong about Brexit
The OBR’s Brexit analysis is based on flawed comparisons and unreasonable predictions
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
The government is failing Northern Ireland
Its reputation will be stained forever by the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Windsor Framework
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
